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2024: A Year in Review

Sustainable Harvest International

Farmers in the Honduras TREE program participate in a workshop at a community greenhouse. Volunteers beautified schools, constructed greenhouses, planted tree nurseries, and helped prepare gardens for SHI family farmers.

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‘Invisible’ Waste: For Restaurants, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

Civil Eats

Invisible’ Waste: For Restaurants, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning Cooking, refrigeration, air conditioning, water use, and packaging contribute to greenhouse gas emissions too. When food waste goes to landfills, it creates methane , a powerful greenhouse gas. Some workers are taking matters into their own hands.

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As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes

Civil Eats

Exactly how far inland the salt encroaches will depend partially on how effective humans are at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as rising temperatures and melting ice sheets are the main contributors to the ocean’s expansions. Chris Miller in the greenhouse.

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Women Innovators for Small Farm Technology

Caff

Streamlining the Harvest Process Traditionally, harvesting onions involves collecting them in bins and then transferring them to a drying location (typically laid out in a greenhouse with shade cloth and a single layer)—a process that typically requires handling the produce multiple times. Why is Cole Building It?

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Walmart and EDF Forged an Unlikely Partnership. 17 Years Later, What’s Changed?

Civil Eats

Sturcken has been working with Walmart since 2006, and her team continues to work with the company on its Project Gigaton initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chains. I believe it called for a reduction or avoidance of 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses. So, that has embedded greenhouse gases.

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Troops Leaving Service Find New Purpose on the Farm

Modern Farmer

Inside the Archi’s Acres greenhouse. And disabled veterans are just as capable, she adds, particularly in marketing, logistics, distribution and compliance. Photo courtesy AiSA) With the successful launch of the business and a renewed sense of purpose, the couple looked to extend their reach. It’s a huge talent pool.”

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Precision Ag News 3/6

Agwired

Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the report, Intent to Establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program , authorized under the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA). The GCSA was signed into law on December 29, 2022, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

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